Problems with 19s? in the Bay Area

**shehatezme** · 07-09-2004 12:19 PM

For those running 19in wheels in the Bay Area especially in the City, do you find yourself running into problems with bad roads that are around? Bending the rims or lip of the rims and what not?

**LiLazngrl4o8** · 07-09-2004 12:56 PM

nope.

**Cup-a-Chow** · 07-09-2004 12:59 PM

Not even in the city, but you gotta pay to play. Well actually CalTrans has to pay.

These are 18's too, and forged aluminum...

**retrohasen** · 07-09-2004 01:01 PM

Not so far. And I have to drive down Oak to get anywhere.

**JMG** · 07-09-2004 01:05 PM

Originally posted by Cup-a-Chow

Not even in the city, but you gotta pay to play. Well actually CalTrans has to pay. These are 18's too, and forged aluminum...

OUCH!!!

**quattro30v** · 07-09-2004 01:24 PM

Ben, it's only a problem if you drive your car a LOT!, in your case, you're ok, you won't have problems since you don't drive a lot and never leave SC anyways, how can you bend rims

**piaadoll** · 07-09-2004 01:26 PM

i'm more scared of the city dwellers who don't give a sh*t when they are parking their "designated city beater" while parallel parking..rather than the pot holes!

**audidood** · 07-09-2004 02:26 PM

no problems yet.

**lawong** · 07-09-2004 02:46 PM

I avoid driving in the city and in SJ. But everywhere else in the penninsula seems to be ok so far.

I do miss driving in the city with my 16s tho. Hahah.. I still remember parking at Hooters. I just drove up and on the curb, doing the whole one shot parking deal ike it was nothing...

ahh... the good 'ol car free days.

**funkadelic** · 07-09-2004 02:49 PM

i personally wouldn't get 19's living in SF because of the roads, but to each their own. 18" BBS CHs (which have a reputation for being pretty bulletproof) have survived pretty well except for 1 rim:

BBS customer service was great though...they replaced the rim under warranty after determinining that the rim was not bent (which i guess would be indicative of hitting a pothole). not sure how that crack happened other than from hitting a pothole though <shrug>

**neoprufrok** · 07-09-2004 02:52 PM

Haven't had a problem with my volks yet... cept from curbage.

**foofighter** · 07-09-2004 02:56 PM

funkadelic: it happens man it baffles me as well how something would crack like that and not be bent

**neoprufrok** · 07-09-2004 03:57 PM

Originally posted by foofighter
funkadelic: it happens man it baffles me as well how something would crack like that and not be bent

I wonder if its so stiff that it cracks instead of bends...

**Chard** · 07-09-2004 09:09 PM

that's how the technos are...they're so brittle that they just crack, although the tolerance level is pretty high.

**wnut** · 07-10-2004 12:51 AM

gave up running nice rims daily around here.

these were 18's too

having rims that you don't care about feels so much better.

**bLuEjEaN** · 07-12-2004 01:44 PM

No problems so far. Although I have hit a couple that sounded fierce... but after checking no bends or cracks. (whew)

**G_A4** · 07-12-2004 05:33 PM

no problems yet. but the city can be ruthless to those 19"s. got to take it slow sometimes.

**Chard** · 07-12-2004 11:29 PM

What are you planning on getting Ben?

**shehatezme** · 07-13-2004 10:14 AM

Originally posted by Chard
What are you planning on getting Ben?

You will know when they come

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